Merijn Scheperkamp (born 6 March 2000) is a Dutch speed skater who specializes in the sprint distances.

Merijn Scheperkamp
Scheperkamp at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Personal information
Born (2000-03-06) 6 March 2000 (age 24)
Hilversum, Netherlands
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportSpeed skating
ClubTeam Jumbo-Visma
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing the  Netherlands
World Single Distances Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Heerenveen Team sprint
World Sprint Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hamar Team sprint
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Heerenveen Team sprint
Gold medal – first place 2023 Hamar Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2022 Heerenveen 500 m

Career

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Scheperkamp won the bronze medal at inline skating at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. He made his ISU Speed Skating World Cup debut in October 2021 at the Ice Arena Tomaszów Mazowiecki in Poland where he finished ninth in the first heat.[1]

He qualified for the 500m at the 2022 Winter Olympics by winning the Dutch Olympic qualifying event.

Scheperkamp is part of the junior team of Team Jumbo-Visma.

Personal records

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Personal records[2]
Speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 m 34.43 17 December 2022 Olympic Oval, Calgary
1000 m 1:07.46 5 December 2021 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
1500 m 1:46.18 30 December 2021 Thialf, Heerenveen
3000 m 3:49.38 20 February 2021 Thialf, Heerenveen
5000 m 7:03.84 3 February 2019 Groningen

Tournament overview

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Season
Dutch
Championships
Single
Distances
Dutch
Championships
Sprint
European
Championships
Single
Distances
Olympic
Games
World
Cup
GWC
European
Championships
Sprint
World
Championships
Single
Distances
World
Championships
Junior

2018–19
BASELGA di PINÈ

7th 500m
15th 1500m
11th 1000m
DNQ 5000m
21st overall

2019–20
HEERENVEEN

15th 500m
11th 1000m
9th 1500m
HEERENVEEN

9th 500m
6th 1000m
10th 500m
7th 1000m
5th overall

2020–21
HEERENVEEN

7th 500m
11th 1000m
11th 1500m
HEERENVEEN

8th 500m
7th 1000m
7th 500m
11th 1000m
5th overall

34th 500m

2021–22
HEERENVEEN

DQ 500m–1
2nd 500m–2
5th 1000m
HEERENVEEN

  500m
  team sprint
BEIJING

12th 500m

2022–23
HEERENVEEN

  500m–1
  500m–2
5th 1000m
HEERENVEEN

  500m
6th 1000m
  500m
5th 1000m
  overall

7th 500m
46th 1000m
HAMAR

  500m
  1000m
  500m
  1000m
  overall
HEERENVEEN

5th 500m
  team sprint

source: [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Medals won

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Championship Gold
 
Silver
 
Bronze
 
European Single Distances 1 1 0

References

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  1. ^ "ISU World Cup #1 – 1st 500m Men Division A". International Skating Union (ISU).
  2. ^ "Merijn Scheperkamp". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Merijn Scheperkamp". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Merijn Scheperkamp". speedskatingnews.info. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Merijn Scheperkamp". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Merijn Scheperkamp". ISU.org. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Merijn Scheperkamp". schaatsstatistieken.nl. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
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